1 Samuel 2:7-8

7 "¹The LORD makes poor and rich; ²He brings low, He also exalts.

8 "³He raises the poor from the dust, ⁴He lifts the needy from the ash heap ⁵To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; ⁶For the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, And He set the world on them.

1 Samuel 2:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 2

In this chapter the song of Hannah is recorded, 1Sa 2:1-10, and an account is given of the return of Elkanah and Hannah to their own home, and of the care she took yearly to provide a coat for Samuel, and of her being blessed with many other children, and of the growth and ministry of Samuel before the Lord, 1Sa 2:11,18-21,26, and of the wickedness of the sons of Eli, 1Sa 2:12-17, and of Eli's too gentle treatment of them when he reproved them for it, 1Sa 2:22-25 and of a sharp message sent him from the Lord on that account, threatening destruction to his house, of which the death of his two sons would be a sign, 1Sa 2:27-36.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 8:17, 18
• 2. Job 5:11; Psalms 75:7; James 4:10
• 3. Job 42:10-12; Psalms 75:7; Psalms 113:7
• 4. 2 Samuel 7:8; Daniel 2:48; James 2:5
• 5. Job 36:7; Psalms 113:8
• 6. Job 38:4-6; Psalms 75:3; Psalms 104:5